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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cedric do on Saturday nights the first month at college?
(a) Go to parties.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Do things with Chiniqua.
(d) Hang out with his roommate.

2. Who teaches History of Education?
(a) Professor Andrew Phillips.
(b) Professor Tom James.
(c) Professor David Abernathy.
(d) Professor Thomas Dobson.

3. One October evening, why does Rob yell at Cedric?
(a) Cedric threw some of his stuff away.
(b) Cedric forgets to pass on a phone message.
(c) Cedric will not turn off his music.
(d) Cedric made a snide comment.

4. What is an issue between Cedric and Rob in Chapter 8?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Borrowing.
(c) Late night parties.
(d) Having girls in the room.

5. What is one of the few things that gives Barbara much joy lately now that Cedric is gone?
(a) A man she is dating.
(b) Being with her family.
(c) Church.
(d) Shoes.

6. Why does Sherene tell Cedric Gilliam to get out of her apartment?
(a) He is doing drugs.
(b) The U.S. marshals are looking for him.
(c) He will not help pay bills.
(d) He escaped from prison.

7. What appetizer is Cedric served when he eats dinner with his sister and mother on parents' weekend?
(a) Oysters on the half shell.
(b) Shrimp cocktail.
(c) Escargot.
(d) Beet flan.

8. What class does Cedric hope will teach him the thinking and writing skills he needs?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) History of Education.
(d) Spanish.

9. What teacher from Cedric's high school comes up to Brown?
(a) Dr. Jones.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Ms. Nelson.
(d) Mr. Washington.

10. What does Cedric have at home for Thanksgiving?
(a) Whatever his mother can afford.
(b) A chicken, potato salad, and macaroni and cheese.
(c) Turkey and all the fixings.
(d) A meal at the church.

11. How does Cedric get a special visit with his father in prison?
(a) Barbara arranges the visit.
(b) He calls and talks to someone in the warden's office.
(c) His father is ill.
(d) Neddy arranges the visit.

12. How does Phillip Arden's father get to Brown for parent's weekend?
(a) Drove his Mercedes.
(b) Drove his Lexus.
(c) Flew in on his Lear jet.
(d) Commercial airline.

13. Where do Zayd and Cedric often go when they get off College Hill?
(a) To a professor's home.
(b) To a mall.
(c) To a restaurant.
(d) To a bar.

14. Where do Zayd and Cedric go shopping after they become friends again in "A Place Up Ahead"?
(a) Sam Goody's.
(b) Popular Club.
(c) The mall.
(d) Eastside Market.

15. Where does Cedric go after Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) To see LaTisha.
(b) To Harvard to see friends from the M.I.T. program.
(c) Back to Brown.
(d) To visit his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Larry Wakeford teaching at Brown?

2. Where do the black students at Brown usually hang out?

3. What does a middle manager at the Department of Agriculture say when Barbara tells him Cedric is at Brown?

4. What food from his youth does Cedric crave?

5. After Cedric finishes his Alumni Day speech, what does he see on a step?

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